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You are here: Home / Travel / Summer Travel – Going Green

Summer Travel – Going Green

June 1, 2014 by Susan Bewley

Disclosure: This is a guest post provided by Peter Friis, CEO, Essio Shower Aromatherapy. All opinion are his own may differ from those of Budget Earth or our readers.

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In those precious vacation weeks, we want to make the most of every moment. And, in the process, traveling greener keeps your carbon footprint light, and also opens up unexpected new pleasures en route.

For instance, when planning your excursion, do a little extra research. Choose a hotel with a bike-share program nearby so you and your family can explore the local area on two wheels instead of four. Also choose your route and lodging based on locavore dining. Eating food which is grown locally is a great way to learn about and appreciate places that you travel. And, explore and support local small businesses versus huge mega-chains whenever possible—thriving local economies are more able and likely to protect their natural resources. And of course, conserve resources by turning off the A/C when you leave the room and letting the hotel know that you don’t need fresh sheets and towels every day.

And, pack less. Period. Fewer, lighter bags generally compute to a greener vacation. For instance, don’t bring your electric toothbrush. They are great for dental health, but for the length of your vacation, an old-school manual brush is fine, and requires less energy.

FOR A GREENER TRIP, PACK THESE:

1-Dry shampoo. Convenient when hiking, camping, travelling by train, and anywhere else you don’t have a shower. Mists in, sops up dirt and oil, combs out. PSSST brand was the original, and remains one of the most affordable.

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2-Reusable tote bags made of organic cotton. The best are from www.greenbaglady.org .Green Bag Lady is an eco-friendly art project started in 2008. Teresa and her team of volunteer “Bagettes” make fabric bags out of donated material and give them away for FREE in exchange for a promise to use them instead of paper or plastic. To date, they have given away over 27,000 bags all over the world. People use between 100 billion and a trillion single-use plastic bags annually around the world.

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3-Shower like you mean it—make every shower count, with ESSIO’s unique patented aromatherapy diffuser that just clips onto the shower pipe. Six deliriously organic blends of botanical essential oils do a body (and soul) good.

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4-Potable water—good.  Zillions of non-biodegradable plastic water bottles—very, very bad. Stay hydrated when you travel, but eschew disposable water bottles. Recycling these does not solve the problem. The green option is vacuum steel water bottle like the rad Kleen Kanteen thermos.

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5-Simply can’t cut the cord with your personal electronics? Pack a USB cord and use the power of the sun to fire up your Premium Solar Charger XTG.

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And – use everything up, to the last teeny bit. Less waste means more green. For example a Bulldog-type clamp clip will get every last squeeze of toothpaste out of your tube.

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Disclosure: Budget Earth did not receive compensation for this guest post. All opinions on this product are those of the author and may differ from our readers’ opinions.

Would you like to have your products featured in a giveaway event? Want to increase your social media exposure? See how Mom Powered Media can help! Contact susan.l.bewley@gmail.com to see what we can do for your company!

About Susan Bewley

Susan Bewley is a professional writer who has been writing content online & in print format for over 10 years. As well, she is an alumni of the University of Louisville with a Masters Degree in Special Education. When not working as an online business consultant or ghost writing, she can be found writing on Budget Earth, on her own novel, or working with various entities in the pet industry.

Filed Under: Travel, Travel Advice

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  1. Terri S says

    June 1, 2014 at 9:59 am

    Great post. Thank you for sharing some great tips.

  2. Shannon says

    June 13, 2014 at 2:41 am

    Thank you for sharing all of these green ideas. Green for everyday too with a lot of the tips!

  3. April says

    July 16, 2014 at 3:20 am

    Going green when traveling should be practiced by many people. It’s simple and yes you are right that you can travel light and be comfortable in almost everything in traveling. I hope to travel soon and go green. Thanks for sharing!

  4. Linda Manns Linneman says

    March 25, 2015 at 6:45 pm

    These are some great tips for traveling greener. I will definitely use some of these suggestions. Thank you for sharing

  5. john hutchens says

    April 6, 2015 at 12:49 am

    awesome tip for eco minded travel. thanks for sharing, I will be using some of your tips on my next trip.

  6. lisa says

    June 8, 2015 at 11:46 am

    Those are good tips. We have done that for years. Even at home we try to reuse and recycle on a daily basis.

  7. Renee Walters says

    October 4, 2016 at 12:14 pm

    These are great tips! Thanks! It will come in handy while planning my next trip!

  8. Faith says

    May 13, 2017 at 9:02 am

    Good advice. Thanks for the tips 😉

  9. Michelle Elizondo says

    September 16, 2017 at 10:49 pm

    Yes solar packs and reusable totes.

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